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Providing Rescue, Adoption, Education, and Outreach
With Expert Care and Genuine Compassion
Providing Rescue, Adoption, Education, and Outreach
With Expert Care and Genuine Compassion
Fresh Start Rescue is a registered 501(c)(3) reptile rescue located in coastal North Carolina. We consist of a group of volunteers who are passionate about saving the lives of homeless, unwanted, or injured reptiles. We rescue, rehabilitate, and rehome every type of reptile out there, from snakes to lizards and everything in between.

Nicole Spencer
President
Large Lizard Specialist
Nicole Spencer is our president and large lizard specialist. She spends much of her time spoiling all of our iguanas and large lizard species. She wears many hats to keep this rescue running on a daily basis. Nicole is also our educator and runs all of our birthday parties, summer camps, and other educational programs.

Alex Gillen
Board Member
Small Lizards
Alex has been with us a while and has gotten more involved as her schedule allows. She is our board secretary and has the daunting job of keeping us organized! She is now also a big-time realtor, so if you need a house with a reptile room, we have you covered!

Fresh Start Rescue Inc is 100% donation funded. We house approximately 150 reptiles, amphibians, and invertebrates on a daily basis, with a very long surrender waiting list. Your financial support allows us to provide food, electricity, and vet care to the animals in our care and helps keep us expanding to help even more unwanted reptiles.
If you'd like to help us at educational shows or with taking care of the animals, please fill out the application. We could use all the help we can get! We are located near Wallace, NC and do ask for at least one shift a month.
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